"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all, it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the twentieth century for readers of any age. This Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition features an array of special features to supplement the novel, including a foreword by Lois Lowry, an introduction by Stephen King, an essay by E. M. Forster, an essay on teaching and reading the novel and suggestions for further exploration by scholar Jennifer Buehler, and an extended note by E. L. Epstein, the publisher of the first American paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators"--.
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Editions
Golding, William
Berkley (2003)
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.
Schools: 5
Golding, William
Penguin Books (1999)
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.
Schools: 15
Golding, William
Findaway World (2000)
Schools: 3
Golding, William
Listening Library (1992)
Group of English school boys are stranded on an unpopulated island and must confront society's complexities and their own natures.
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Listening Library (2002)
Sir William Golding reads his novel about a group of British school boys, stranded on a tropical island after a plane crash, who attempt to form a civilized society that descends into brutal anarchy.
Schools: 5
Golding, William
Listening Library (2007)
Sir William Golding reads his novel about a group of British school boys, stranded on a tropical island after a plane crash, who attempt to form a civilized society that descends into brutal anarchy.
Schools: 2
Golding, William
MGM Home Entertainment (2001)
A group of schoolboys reverts to savagery after their plane crashes on a tropical island.
Schools: 6
MGM (1990)
A stunning adventure which explores the deep dark corners of the human soul, as a group of adolescent castaways are thrust into an intense world where law and accountability are governed by the rules of survival. Based on Sir William Golding's classic novel.
Schools: 1
Golding, William
Coward-McCann (1962)
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Penguin Books (2013)
Shipwrecked on an island, boys try to act civilized but soon regress into chaos.
Schools: 7
Golding, William
n.a.
Schools: 0
The Criterion Collection.
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Findaway World (2006)
Following a world war, a group of school boys survives a plane crash on a deserted island and creates a hellish environment leading to savagery and murder. Two leaders--one civilized, one depraved--epitomize the forces that war eternally in the human spirit.
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Diamond Video
The classic tale about a group of British Schoolboys who, completely cut off from society, revert to brutal, primitive tribalism. Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin and Hugh Edwards.
Schools: 0
Golding, Wil
Schools: 0
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Schools: 0
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Capricorn Books (1959)
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Capricorn Books (1959)
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Shanghai Translation Publishing House by arrangement with FABER & FABER (2009)
Schools: 0
Golding, William
(1954)
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.
Schools: 6
Aubrey, James
A group of schoolboys reverts to savagery after their plane crashes on a tropical island.
Schools: 6
Getty, Balthazar
A group of schoolboys reverts to savagery after their plane crashes on a tropical island.
Schools: 0
Golding, William
n.a.
Schools: 1
The Criterion Collection.
Schools: 0
Golding, William
Findaway World (2006)
Following a world war, a group of school boys survives a plane crash on a deserted island and creates a hellish environment leading to savagery and murder. Two leaders--one civilized, one depraved--epitomize the forces that war eternally in the human spirit.
Schools: 1
Golding, Wil
Schools: 1
Golding, William
Penguin Books (2016)
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.
Schools: 0
Getty, Balthazar
A group of schoolboys reverts to savagery after their plane crashes on a tropical island.
Schools: 1
Golding, William
"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all, it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the twentieth century for readers of any age. This Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition features an array of special features to supplement the novel, including a foreword by Lois Lowry, an introduction by Stephen King, an essay by E. M. Forster, an essay on teaching and reading the novel and suggestions for further exploration by scholar Jennifer Buehler, and an extended note by E. L. Epstein, the publisher of the first American paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators"--.
Schools: 2